Category Archives: Backyard Flora and Fauna

Darling Buds of… February

Written on February 28, 2012 by in Backyard Flora and Fauna, Backyard Naturalist, Photography
first flowers of spring

Three years of crocuses, and why they matter.

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Snowdrops 2012: Spring is Here? Already?

Written on February 20, 2012 by in Backyard Flora and Fauna, Backyard Naturalist, Gardening, Photography
early spring 2012

The snowdrops are up– way earlier than they have been in years. Find out just how much earlier.

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Advantages to a Cold Winter

Written on February 5, 2012 by in Backyard Flora and Fauna, Backyard Naturalist, Gardening, Home & Garden
flower in snow

Why I hope the groundhog was right.

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Wordless(ish) Wednesday: Goodbye Autumn

Written on November 30, 2011 by in Backyard Flora and Fauna, Photography
leaves

Autumn is all about nostalgia. Sweet sadness.

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Indian Summer

Written on October 10, 2011 by in Backyard Flora and Fauna, Backyard Naturalist, John Muir, Local (DE, PA, NJ, MD), Photography
indian summer grasshopper

Two-striped grasshopper photo and grasshopper love from John Muir.

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Wordless Wednesday: Interconnected

Written on August 10, 2011 by in Backyard Flora and Fauna, John Muir, Photography
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Dewdrops on spiderwebs and words from John Muir.

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(Mostly) Wordless Wednesday: Cicada Party

Written on August 3, 2011 by in Backyard Flora and Fauna, Backyard Naturalist, Nature & Outdoor Fun (No Child Left Inside)
cicada skins

Toys? Who needs toys?

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It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Written on July 13, 2011 by in Backyard Flora and Fauna, Food, Gardening, One Local Summer
carton sugar plums

Sugar plums… and PYO blackberries… and wild raspberries, oh my!!

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Honeysuckle Honey

Written on July 3, 2011 by in Backyard Flora and Fauna, Backyard Naturalist, Hummingbirds, Nature & Outdoor Fun (No Child Left Inside)
white honeysuckle

The simple pleasures of summer: honeysuckle honey.

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